The Delta Pearl 76 — Lunge

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Foggy River Bridge by Dan Antion 2016 (Image altered)

Welcome back, my chuckaboos. How is your weekend?  The Delta Pearl is here and it’s bang up to the elephant!  There are a few more things to resolve, so let’s vamose. 

All aboard!

The Delta Pearl

Chapter 76 — Lunge

Sudhagar Shanmugasigamani at Unsplash

A loud whistling sound came from outside.  I hurried back to the opening, because I had heard that noise before and it was coming closer.

“Another rocket?” I exclaimed hopefully.

It was indeed, a small rocket and it was strapped to Victor’s back.  It wasn’t nearly as large as the other two my inventor had built, but it sped high into the sky.

Unfortunately, he shot straight up and past the Geostrophic Pearl.  A moment later, a parachute opened and he drifted down to eyelevel.  At first, I could only…